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Kentucky, Near Lexington KY
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Kentucky

Female grew up near Lexington KY. College east coast USA and Graduate school in UK.

South Carolina, USA: List of Words
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South Carolina, United States

This dialect donor is from South Carolina and reads a list of words.

San Miguel, El Salvador: Story
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El Salvador

This dialect donor is from San Miguel, El Salvador.

Hong Kong: Passages
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Hong Kong

This dialect donor is from Hong Kong and she reads two excerpts, The Rainbow Passage and Comma Gets a Cure.

Baltimore, Maryland: Story (Part One)
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Maryland, United States

This dialect donor is originally from Baltimore, MD. He shares the first part of a story in this video.

Paris, France: Story
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France

This donor spent his childhood in Paris France and is fluent in English.

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About the Project

VADA is a video archive of English-language accents and dialects gathered from around the globe, providing visual information on language sound pronunciation for the theater community.

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Voice, Speech, Accent, & Dialect Resources

  • The International Dialects of English Archive
  • Voice and Speech Trainers Association, Inc.
  • Glossonomia Podcast
  • The Speech and Accent Archive
  • Douglas Honorof
  • Dialect Map of American English
  • Accents of English from Around the World
  • British Library - Accents and Dialects
  • The Dialect Resource
  • Voice & Speech
  • IPA Chart for English Dialects
  • Howjasay
  • Forvo
  • Linklater Voice
  • The Linklater Center
  • Richard Armstrong Voice
  • Jean-Rene Toussaint
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